Dunkirk
suburban area · City of Nottingham
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Dunkirk likely means 'the monks' chapel' or 'the chapel of the monks'. It is composed of an Old English term for a chapel and a word referring to monks.
Word origins
- Dunkirk
- Old Englishmonks' chapel(from dūn "down, hill", circe "church")